Category: Fashion

The direct-to-consumer pioneer is heading to Wall Street after surpassing $500 million in annual sales, betting investors will embrace a profitable premium fashion brand.

Featherlight suits at Jonathan Anderson’s Dior and parachute tops at Anthony Vaccarello’s Saint Laurent provided a welcome weightlessness as the Paris menswear shows kicked off amid scorching heat. Angelo Flaccavento also reports on Ami, Auralee, Lemaire and Louis Vuitton.

Six years after going viral during the pandemic, the New York-based brand is generating profitable double-digit sales growth, rolling out a series of collaborations — the latest with Williams-Sonoma — and expanding its retail footprint.

Mara Roszak spent her career styling the hair of starlets like Emma Stone and Zoe Saldaña. Now, through her hair line Rōz, she hopes to move into salons and Sephora stores across the US.

Artificial intelligence is changing how businesses operate as employees become more self-sufficient and routine work is increasingly automated. To build companies that thrive in this new paradigm, fashion executives must rethink leadership structures, talent pipelines and decision-making processes.

The creative director’s departure after two years was a mutual decision, Moschino said on Friday.

The WWD and BeautyInc publisher has also created a new subsidiary, named PMX, to combine its publishing portfolio, comprising 25 titles.

The decision from a Paris court will place the brand under receivership protection, Coperni president Arnaud Vaillant said.

The ultra-luxurious ‘maison’ is a big bet on London’s enduring appeal for luxury shoppers, as the sector struggles to bounce back from a prolonged downturn.

The company founded by Japanese streetwear pioneer Nigo is set to purchase the brand of his longtime friend and fellow innovator, Jun Takahashi.